Message from the Chair

 Jim Davis

James W. Davis, MD, FACS

Steven N. Parks Endowed Chair of Surgery

UCSF Diversity

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Rotations/ Curriculum

Goal of Rotations:
The fellowship includes the ACGME approved Surgical Critical Care Residency and elements of ACS and Trauma as outlined in the ACS curriculum.
Burns:  Fellows will participate in inpatient, outpatient, pre and post hospital care of patients with thermal injury & other life threating wounds.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU): The Fellows will manage the patients in the surgical intensive care unit including preoperative, operative, and postoperative management as appropriate.
Trauma Surgery (TICU): Fellow will participate in comprehensive care of trauma and emergency general surgery patients on a graduated progression of responsibility basis. Fellow will make rounds and review in the intensive care unit inpatients with the attending staff.
Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): The Fellows will participate in the management and assessment of the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of the patients in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU):  The Fellows will acquire specialized expertise and knowledge in pediatric intensive care.
Cardiovascular Critical Care:  Fellows will participate in the per-operative management of cardiothoracic patients with critical illnesses.

PGY-7

Thoracic Surgery:  Provide the fellow with the ability to diagnose and manage disorders of the central nervous system that fall within the arena of general surgery.
Neurosurgery:  Provide the fellow with the ability to diagnose and manage disorders of the central nervous system that fall within the arena of general surgery.
Orthopedic Surgery: Develop the ability to manage preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of surgical patients with orthopedic disorders.
Vascular Surgery: The fellow on the vascular service and will be proficient and accountable for all activities on the service. The assumption of authority and responsibility for patient care, teaching, and administration requires the chief resident to develop judgment and interpersonal skills.

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UCSF FRESNO SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE/ACUTE CARE SURGERY FELLOWS ROTATION SCHEDULE 2017-2018

 2017
 

Anju Saraswat, MD
 (SCC-PGY 6)

 Nicholas Sheets, MD
(ACS-PGY 6)

David Jeffcoach, MD
(ACS-PGY 7)
AUGUST SICU** TICU Neurosurgery
SEPTEMBER TICU SICU Orthopedics
OCTOBER SICU CV ICU Vascular
NOVEMBER CV ICU TICU ELECTIVE (International)
DECEMBER TICU PICU HPB
2018
JANUARY PICU SICU ACS
FEBRUARY TICU MICU Thoracic
MARCH MICU SICU ACS
APRIL SICU TICU Vascular
MAY BURNS SICU ACS
JUNE TICU BURNS HPB
JULY SICU*** TICU Thoracic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** SICU Aug 14 – 31, 2017                                        
*** SICU July 1 – Aug 13, 2018